“The photographer first sees and feels a moment in time and life, then quietly tries to draw it from the world around it.”
It was more humbling than I thought it’d be, which is (hard to admit) a good thing.
Today I picked up my first two rolls of developed film. Although the lab did a great job, I’d like to develop my own film now. UW Photography darkroom, lets you and I become friends.
Part of me feels that I shouldn’t ever post only one or a few photos, as a musician may want an album to be kept whole. Being picky about that is something I’ve got to earn; I’ll wait till I’m better at photography to place/show each roll of film only whole.
The first roll is Ilford HP5+; the second is Kodak Tri-X 400. All were shot through a great 50mm f1.4 with a Nikkormat, both on borrow from my Dad (thanks pops!).
I’m not at all well versed in b&w filmstuffs, but I think I like the tones of the Ilford film.
Without further ado, here are a few that’re alright.
these are some really cool shots
Thank you!
the Roll 1, #8 image has an amazing feel to it — wonderful
Love #8! Ilford makes lovely b&w film, as does Fujifilm with its Neopans. Keep it up, look forward to seeing more.
These are a great set of first-time film shots. I especially like #8 from roll one; just a great moment capture, and a nice overall balance in tones.
WRT film processing, B&W is actually quite simple, once you get the hang of the procedure. Temperature control is very important, but most modern films seem to be rather forgiving of a little variation here and there. If you’re not set up for a full-on darkroom experience, I highly recommend getting a small tank (defintely metal, but this is a subjective thing; the plastic tanks also have their adherents) and do the processing by hand, then use a flatbed/film scanner to capture the results. You give up a little certainty if you’re not using lab processing, but with the rates labs are charging for scans these days, having your own scanner will probably pay itself off after a few dozen rolls of film. Think you won’t shoot that much film? Well, you might think that *now*…
Keep at it!
Thank you much!
Yeah, I was looking more carefully over prices…scanning is expensive!
Great shots, #8 is amazing! I use the Ilford HP5Plus as well and develop at home, then scan the negatives. I second all of what seeker 312 said :)
I got the Canon 8800F scanner yesterday (I need to scan medium format film as well) and so far I am extremely happy with it! Really easy to get good scans and it will pay itself off after ca. 150 medium format photos which shouldn’t take too long at the rate I’m going right now ;) Film photography is FUN! You’ll see :)
Hmm–I think I’m going to look into getting one of those scanners, or becoming friends with someone who owns one. I know a few photo majors, I guess it’s time to start bothering them, haha.
These are great David! I didn’t know you were getting into photography. #8 is great but I think #18 is my favorite
Thanks to all!
Ironically I’d thought that #8 had totally flopped; I thought that I hadn’t worked with the lighting very well, and that I’d missed the flying doughnut. Oh the good surprises of shooting film :).